The Nuggets Finally Remembered What a Starting Lineup Looks Like
Underdog NBA reported: 'Lineup alert: Nuggets will start Murray, Braun, Johnson, Gordon, Jokic on Monday.'
If you have spent the last few weeks trying to handicap the ' rotation, you can finally cancel your therapy sessions. Underdog NBA reported early Monday that Denver is officially starting , , , , and .
This means the Nuggets are finally putting their actual heavy hitters on the floor at the same time. For fantasy managers and prop bettors, this is the equivalent of waking up to find out your canceled flight was magically rebooked in first class. You no longer have to guess which end-of-bench forward is going to randomly log 35 minutes of cardio.
Getting this specific group on the floor together is a minor medical miracle given the recent state of 's injury report. has been battling a right hamstring strain, while has been playing through a left ankle sprain that turned the wing rotation into a nightly guessing game.
When the main guys actually play, the results are exactly what you expect. is currently cooking defenders to the tune of 24.3 points and 6.1 assists per game this season.
You do not need an advanced analytics degree to know that giving his actual starting wings and a healthy is a massive problem for the rest of the league. It is like handing the keys of a sports car back to a professional driver after forcing him to commute on a rusted bicycle for a week.
takes this fully operational lineup into Monday night's road matchup against the . If this starting five can actually stay off the injury report for more than 48 hours, the 5-3 are primed to remind everyone exactly who runs the Western Conference.